"The Dirtiest Place In Your House - It Probably Isn't the Toilet!"

We bring gems and bacteria into our homes through the key we use in opening our doors, through our shoes, our hand bags, our cellphones, our writing pens, our computer etc.

The first contact where these gems and bacteria can be found are the Knobs, handles and switches.Make it a point of duty to walk around your home and wipe off doorknobs, cabinet handles, and light switches?
Once a week, give them a once-over using disinfecting wipes-and don't use the same wipe for more than a few places before grabbing a fresh one.

They can also be found in your Make up bags. Make up applicators are good host to microorganisms. the gems found there can cause body, skin and eye diseases which can be very dangerour to our living.
Wash your makeup applicators woth water and soap. Alcohol can also be good in washing our applicators.

Wet laundry left for even a short time can be a very good home to gems and bacteria.
Transfer clean clothes to the dryer immediately after they are done washing. If they do sit for more than 30 minutes, run them through the cycle again.

If you use a laundry mat or a shared laundry facility, clean the washer drum with a disinfecting wipe. And be sure to disinfect any surfaces you use to fold clothes.

The next place that is dirty in our homes is the Home Office and Electronics.
An office Desk has morethan 400 times bacteria than the toilet seat. This should not be surprising; the toilet is cleaned regularly. And remote controls, computer keyboards, phones, and iPods get touched way more than the toilet. shared by multiple family members and guests, yet they are cleaned less often.

Toilet, Bathtub/shower, and Sink are all involved in this discussion.
They should be washed and cleaned regularly. Use an old toothbrush to clean around drains and faucets. Pay special attention to the floor area around the toilet and the little cup that holds your toothbrush. Note: Don't forget to clean the flush handle on the toilet.

These gems comes through you via your hand, fingers, feet, shoes,hand bags, phones, make-ups and lots of other accessories used by us. You should ensure you wash your hands very well especially the friction (especially between the fingers) and duration are both important. Wash for at least 20-30 minutes every time you use these carriers of the gems and bacteria

Can Vitamin D Give You a Boost in the Bedroom?

Those with severe erectile dysfunction (ED) had significantly lower vitamin D levels than those with mild ED.

Just when it seems the benefits-of-vitamin-D literature has topped out, Italian researchers have found yet another area where the vitamin/hormone may help out: the bedroom.
In a study of 143 men, Alessandra Barassi, MD, of University of Milan in Italy, and her colleagues found that those with severe erectile dysfunction (ED) had significantly lower vitamin D levels than those with mild ED, and that deficiency was worse in those with arteriogenic ED than in non-arteriogenic ED.
When they used penile echo-color-Doppler to assess vascular quality, the arteriogenic form of the disease was more common in men with vitamin D deficiency than in those who had levels of at least 20 ng/dL.

Reporting in theJournal of Sexual Medicine, Barassi and colleagues wrote that low levels of vitamin D "might increase the ED risk by promoting endothelial dysfunction" and that since low levels of vitamin D are common in all ED patients -- not just those with arteriogenic disease -- it "may be involved in the mechanism that promotes endothelial dysfunction causing ED."
They recommended routine measurement of vitamin D in ED patients, "with replacement therapy as required."

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Never Slice a Watermelon the 'Normal' Way Again

You know the trick to evenly chopping an onion, which calls for carefully slicing it in different directions? Slightly tweaked, the technique works wonderfully with watermelon, too. It results in long watermelon “pops” rather than the thick, nostalgia-inducing wedges to which we’re accustomed. (Those are satisfying to chomp into, sure, but they can be messy affairs.) The video above schools you about how it’s done. Eat ‘em as they are, or dress the pops in honey, lime juice, salt, pepper, and (if you’re feeling saucy) a dash of schnapps. This nifty trick makes watermelon—which is chock-full of vitamins A, C, and potassium—even easier to scarf down, and that’s huge: The value getting your five servings of fruits and veggies a day has never been more certain. So go forth and slice! Watermelon pops for all! [via Laughing Squid]

Getting the best solution for Oily skin care

It is not complete to discuss the topic  oily skin care without first understanding  the cause behind oily skin.Oily skin is caused by excessive secretion of sebum (an oily substance that is naturally produced by skin).As the saying goes, excess of everything is bad, it is also true that excess of this excess Sebun secretion is also bad to the body.  This  leads to clogging of skin pores, which results to accumulation of dead cells that causes formation of pimples/acne.. So, ‘oily skin care’ is as important as the ‘skin care’ for other types of skin.

Basically, the aim of ‘oily skin care’is to remove excessive sebum or oil from the skin. However, oily skin care  should  be done without it leading  to complete removal of oil in the skin.

'Oily Skin care' start with the use of a cleanser but not all cleanser works. The ideal cleanser to use must contain salicylic acid i.e a beta-hydroxy acid that retards the rate of sebum production. Cleansing should be performed at least twice daily and even more during hot and humid conditions.

One has to be careful in selecting suitable "oily skin care" products for their skin as some of these products oil-free. Check the ingredients of the product before you purchase it. Some products may be marked as ‘suitable for all skin types’, instead of ‘oily skin care product’. ‘Oily skin care’ is also dependent on the degree of oiliness, if you aren’t too oily, so some of these ‘suitable for all’- type of products might be work for you too.

In the case of extremely oily skin, only oily skin care products are suitable. Your oily skin care routine can include an alcohol based toner (for an extremely oily skin). This can be the second step in your oily skin care routine i.e. just after cleansing. But be careful as excessive toning can harm your skin!

In addition, your oily skin care routine can include a mild moisturiser. Again, the degree of oiliness of your skin will determine whether you need to include this in your oily skin care routine. If you do decide to include a moisturiser, be sure to use one that is oil-free, wax-free and lipid-free.

You can also use a clay mask (say once a week) as an oily skin care measure.

As far as getting the real oily skin products for your oily skin is concern, you will have to try out few ones before you arrive at the one that is best suitable for your skin.


In absence of desired result, consult a good dermatologist for advice. He could prescribe stronger oily skin care products like vitamin A creams, retinoids, sulphur creams etc , which can help counter the problems of oily skin.